Lock-in Literature: 4 Poems by Jan Dost
“I am the star up there that lurks shy and restless in the sky,/ silently chewing on his pale light.”
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Sunday Submissions: Anxiety-related Translations
“For their thirty-ninth issue, ‘carte blanche’ editors are looking for a variety of works focused on anxiety.”
Etel Adnan’s ‘Time’ Wins Best Translated Book Award
“What’s not to savor in Etal Adnan’s philosophical and precise, yet intensely moving Time, thoughtfully and beautifully translated by Sarah Riggs?”
‘Their Beauty is Absolute’
“’Tis God’s good vines / our world entwines / o’erlapping sunned & / ashen lines / [yet all be wines.]”
Friday Finds: Samah Selim on Translation into and out of Arabic
“We wanted to think about how to change this landscape: in terms of the abysmal working conditions of Egyptian translators and of market-driven production[.]”
Beshara Doumani, Brown University’s First Mahmoud Darwish Chair
“This chair is the first of its kind at a major research university.”
Join Four Online Events in PalREAD’s ‘Re-locating the Map’ Series
“At the next event, Ghayath Almadhoun will be sharing his latest poetry in Arabic, English & German. Those interested in attending should email Ruth.Abou-Rached@fu-berlin.de by Wednesday, June 10.”
Radwa Ashour Day: 10 to Read and 1 to Translate
“Among the things I love about Radwa’s writing is her courage in confronting the unthinkable – like those atrocities I referred to a moment ago. There is room for sentiment in her writing (in some of her depictions of family relations, for instance), but ultimately she does not shy away from harsh truths, and accordingly she doesn’t spare the reader, either.”
Translation Challenge #3: Shades of Black
“العين طامحة واليد سابحة والرجل لافحة والوجه غربيب”